The Women's Quadrangle was started December 20, 1938, and was designed by
Warren, Knight, and Davis, Birmingham, Alabama. Foster-Creighton Company, Nashville,
Tennessee constructed it, and the entire project cost $556,021. The girls moved
into the four dormitories in January 1940, but had no mirrors or dressers for
the first month. In February, 200 mirrors arrived, and the boys stopped teasing
the girls about their appearances. The quadrangle was dedicated on May 3, 1940.
The speaker was Mrs. Ruth Bohde, former Minister to Denmark, and President
Duncan dedicated the buildings. The ASTP trainees were housed in the dormitories
during the war. They vacated the dormitories on April 1, 1944. Coke machines
were installed in all of the dormitories. The girls were first served in the
dining hall of the quadrangle in April 1940.

The second Women's Dormitory Group, buildings V through IX, was started in
August, 1951. It was designed by Warren, Knight and Davis, Birmingham, Alabama.
The total project, including furniture, cost $1,543,686. The dormitories were
occupied in September, 1952. An addition to the existing dining hall was built
to accommodate the girls in the second unit, by Batson-Cook Company, West Point,
Georgia, for $216,634. It was completed in the fall of 1953.In 1951, the college
bought the old Theta Chi House and remodeled it to house 42 girls. This building
was originally built in 1924 at a cost of $30,000 and was designed by Warren,
Knight, and Davis. It is know today as Dormitory 12.